Hey all. I haven't done anything to Wikipedia since the last post, but I'm still depressed and angry. It's namely because this town has people who like to sit on the bus and discuss science at depth, believing man should know everything about the universe. That made my journey to work kind of infuriating. There's also a guy on another bus who reads a book called "Bloodlines of the Illuminati" with a magnifying glass, obviously looking for "information about the cult that runs the world." But on top of all that, the Library has me shelf-reading. Which wouldn't be so bad if not for where I've been working in the Dewey Decimal System. First, I saw books about the occult. Then, came books by atheists. Finally, yesterday, I entered the Christian section, unfortunately, there are only two kinds of books there. There's the "you're not doing enough, you need to separate yourself from society and if you think gay rights should exist, you're being corrupted by the devil." These outnumber the other kind, which I love. These books are "we need to reclaim the spirit of love, compassion and do justice. We don't know why that stuff about gays was written in Leviticus, but that book also mentions that we should kill adulterers and kids who talk back to their parents, neither of whom are being denied rights right now." However, the real difficulty was a book entitled "23 minutes in Hell," which detailed a man who apparently was only guilty of not acknowledging God, spent 23 minutes in Hell one night. This worked up my anxiety, especially about my friends and favorite rock stars. The friends I worry most about are the lesbians who don't like my religion because they only see the "deny them rights or all hell will break loose" right-wing people. But I also get worried about Miley Cyrus, Led Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynyrd to a degree, Aerosmith, Joan Jett, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. All these people have made great music, yet they all have some checkeredness to them.
Miley: swears (says the "f-word" a lot), posts quotes from atheists on Twitter, her brother Braison has become an atheist who loves the anti-religious attitudes of George Carlin and Penn and Teller, hangs out with Kelly Osbourne, daughter of Ozzy Osbourne, who covered "Working Class Hero" by John Lennon (which refers to Religion as "dope") and "Sympathy for the devil" by The Rolling Stones.
Led Zeppelin: Guitarist Jimmy Page had a significant interest in the occult, enough to purchase Aleister Crowley's house and engrave his statement "Do what thou wilt" onto some records. Also pursued a Tarot Card being, the Hermit, in his dream sequence in "The Song Remains the Same" movie. On the positive side of the band, they played "In My Time of Dying" and Robert Plant later sang "Satan, your kingdom must come down."
Lynyrd Skynyrd: swore a lot, Allen Collins (guitarist who played the solo in "Free Bird") questioned religion after lead singer Ronnie Van Zant died, ultimately culminating in drug abuse, which led to a crippling car crash, which led to his death by pneumonia.
Aerosmith: swears a lot, sometimes talks about promiscuity.
Joan Jett: swears a lot, sometimes acts promiscuous on stage, has stated rock and roll is her religion.
The Beatles: Lennon had a troubled relationship with religion, seeing mostly idol worship and ultimately not believing in anything, really, though had some spirituality about him. Harrison was a devout Hindu, often singing his praises to Krishna.
The Rolling Stones: see above, had kind of a flippant attitude to life, Mick Jagger is the most promiscuous lead singer I've ever seen.
I just worry they get to Heaven, Hell is a nasty place, and apparently "whoever is not against us is for us" isn't enough. I'm also trying to see Iron Maiden in Auburn in July and Aerosmith in Tacoma in August, but haven't got any responses from the emails I sent on Facebook. Hope brighter days are ahead, and that the Mariners will do well against the Angels, Dodgers, Giants and Blue Jays when I see them this year.
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